Casa Indipendente in vendita a Savoca
IN VENDITA: Rudere con Progetto Approvato per Casa Singola a Savoca Proponiamo in vendita un rudere situato nella centralissima e panoramicissima via San Giovanni a Savoca, con progetto approvato per la costruzione di una casa singola su due livelli. Questa soluzione rappresenta un'opportunità unica per realizzare…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking price is low (€35k) but estimated renovation ~€700/m² (€42k) makes total ~€77k = ~€1,283/m² versus typical €446/m² in the area, so the rebuilt cost is high. The listing is a rudere with an approved project in touristic, sea‑close Savoca (2 km), but heavy rebuild expenses outweigh the low purchase price.
More on the house and the area
Spectacular, cinematic sea-and-borgo views and an unbeatable historic Savoca location make this a highly photogenic plot. The property is a genuine rudere with an approved two-level project — a fantastic chance to build a dreamy village home, but it will need full renovation and careful attention to access, services and space limits.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €21,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Rudere: requires complete renovation — not move-in ready despite approved project
- Small footprint (~60 m²) so living space is limited
- Likely limited utilities/access constraints in a steep, narrow borgo street — check connections and parking
- Project approved but building works and permits still to be executed
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 68/100The Peloritani range rises immediately inland above the Ionian coast. The cluster is on the Strait of Messina coast, with beaches on the Ionian Sea and views across the water toward Calabria. The Nisi stream reaches the sea here, and the lower valley cuts up into the hills behind the coast. Taormina is the nearest major visitor town and has services, a rail station and the Greek theatre, but it is beyond the 15 km landscape radius. Messina is the nearest city of size for full services and ferry links, also beyond that radius. This stretch of coast is known for narrow seaside towns backed closely by steep hills and for citrus and olive cultivation on the slopes.